Black Cherry Chocolate Banana Bars and Popsicles the Brainy Healthy Junk Food
You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream. Most every family has a set or two of Popsicle molds and the kids love filling them with juice, cool aid and other fun things. While super market ice cream is not the healthiest thing to eat it is loved and adored by all this time of year. There is no reason you cannot have tasty, healthy and affordable ice cream treats at home that knock the socks off the supermarket brands.
I have a great recipe for very healthy and delicious ice cream treats you and your family will enjoy making and enjoying in the comfort of your own home.
Black Cherry Chocolate Banana Bars and Popsicles the Healthy Junk Food
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups of milk
- ½ cup of cream
- 1 2 inch vanilla bean, split open
- 2 tablespoons black cherry flavor concentrate (the kind found in health food stores)
- 2 eggs yolks
- 1 ripe banana, mashed (about medium size)
- I tablespoon honey
- 1 cup mini semi sweet chocolate chips
- I double boiler
Black Cherry Chocolate Banana Bars and Popsicles the Brainy Healthy Junk Food
- Bring water to boil in the bottom of the double boiler.
- Reduce the boiling water to a simmer.
- Combine the first five ingredients cooking until just about to boil.
- Lightly beat the egg white in a cup, add about ¼ of the hot mixture from the double boiler into the cup and mix well.
- Pour the cups contents back into the boiler and cook for another four minutes.
- Add the banana stirring thoroughly.
- Squeeze the vanilla bean contents into the mixture blending well, toss out the bean.
- Allow the mixture to cool stirring from time to time and finally add the honey mixing it well.
- Sprinkle a few chocolate chips into Popsicle molds pour the mixture in about half full add more chips and fill completely leave a wee bit of room to finish with a light sprinkle of more chocolate chips and the lids and allow to freeze as normal.
Now this is a healthy ice cream treat you can feel good about feeding your family!
WANT more?
Jell-O and Juice Popsicles
- 1 6 ounce can of unsweetened pineapple juice
- ¾ cup of unsweetened concord grape juice
- ½ cup unsweetened apple juice
- I package unflavored gelatin
Make the gelatin as directed on the package except replace the suggested amount of water with the fruit juice, heating it and then adding the gelatin. Pour into Popsicle molds and allow freezing.
The possibilities are endless, you can add your favorite flavors and textures to both the recipes above and have tasty fun treats the family will remember and cherish for years to come. Why not make homemade ice cream a fond tradition in your family!
Much Love and Fun, Katie
These are some great ideas for summer treats, Katie! My daughter and I are planning to try some of them out. I have just one question: how do you get the frozen treats out of the popsicle mold?
I tried something like this once before, although a lot less elaborate. (I just used grape juice.) However, when it came time to eat the popsicles, we couldn’t get them out. We had to wait until they melted a little. Is there a better way?
Good Question 🙂
First make sure the pops are frozen completely. I tend to leave them in the freezer over night and forget about them. A really good frozen pop is easiest to get out if frozen good and solid with a bit of pressure applied to the container before you try to remove it. Think of it as twisting the old version of ice cube trays before you’d empty the ice. Give it a squeeze or twist.
Plus pops with dairy don’t tend to stick so you can always add a bit of cream, milk or yogurt.
Finally, never set them in or run warm water over them this makes it worse. If you must simply run cold water over them.
The best tip is turning that freezer setting up a bit and make sure your pops are frozen well, I have no trouble with this.
Thanks for the question and enjoy 🙂 Katie